| Categories | Consumer magazine |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Founder | Mohamed El Tabii |
| Founded | 1924; 100 years ago (1924) |
| Country | Egypt |
| Based in | Cairo |
| Language | Arabic |
Akher Saa (Arabic: آخر ساعة; the Last Hour) is an Arabic-language weekly consumer magazine published in Egypt. The magazine is also described as a photo magazine.[1] Launched in 1924 it is among the oldest publications in the country.[2]
Akher Saa was established by Mohamed El Tabii[3] in 1924.[4][5] During its initial period the magazine was one of the publications supporting the Wafd Party.[5] It was relaunched by Mustafa Amin and Ali Amin in 1944.[6] Then, it became part of Akhbar El Yom[3] which is also the publisher of the magazine.[7] Akher Saa has been owned by the Egyptian government since 1960.[8]
Based in Cairo, Akher Saa covers social events, women's interests and sports.[7] The magazine, published on Saturdays, also includes political, economic and social news.[4][6] The memoirs of Gamal Abdel Nasser was published in the magazine in Spring 1955.[9]
Mohamed Heikal was the editor-in-chiefofAkher Saa in the 1950s.[4][10] From 1970 to 1976 Egyptian author Anis Mansour was the editor-in-chief.[11] Ahmed Roshdy Saleh also served as the editor-in-chief of the magazine.[12] As of 2008 Samir Ragab was the editor in chief and chairman of the magazine.[13] On 28 June 2014 Mohamed Abdel Hafez became the editor-in-chief.[14] In September 2020 Mohamed El Sebaei Mohamed was appointed to the post.[15]
From 2006 to 2008, Mohamed Abdelbaki served as foreign affairs editor for the magazine.[2]
Armenian-Egyptian cartoonist Saroukhan worked for the magazine from its inception in 1934 to 1946.[16] Rakha, an Egyptian cartoonist, also contributed to the magazine.[16] Graphic arts by Al Hussein Fawzi were also published in the magazine.[17]
The circulation of the weekly in 2000 was 120,000 copies.[18]
